Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 28
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
चतुष्पथ्थं न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च । दोपहरमें, रातमें, विशेषत:ः आधी रातके समय और दोनों संध्याओंके समय कभी चौराहोंपर न रहे ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | catuṣpathaṃ na seveta ubhe sandhye tathaiva ca | upānahau ca vastraṃ ca dhṛtam anyair na dhārayet |
毗湿摩说：不可流连于四衢路口，尤其在两次暮晓交界之时（黎明与黄昏）。也不可穿用他人穿过的鞋履与衣服。这些都是清净与克制之戒，旨在护持行止，扶助梵行（brahmacarya，自制之生活）。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches practical disciplines of purity and restraint: avoid morally and ritually vulnerable places/times (like crossroads at twilight) and avoid using items worn by others, as part of maintaining śauca (cleanliness) and brahmacarya (self-control).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. This verse is part of a set of behavioral injunctions (ācāra) describing what a disciplined person should avoid in daily life.